"Dragnet." "Mission Impossible." "The Twilight Zone." "Law and Order." Odds are even if you've never seen an episode of these television shows, you've heard their theme songs, and they are now going ...

In early 1960, Percy Faith and his Orchestra had a surprise hit with the song “Theme From a Summer Place.” The iconic instrumental soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on ...

"Theme from S.W.A.T. " was a surprise hit, rushing up the music charts. It took the prestigious top spot on Feb. 28, 1976, and only held the position for one week. Despite the short time spent in the ...

Over the last 40 years, it has been extremely rare for an instrumental to top the Billboard Hot 100. That makes it all the harder to believe that during a five-year span in the mid-1970s, no fewer ...

Once upon a time, TV theme songs were top of the pop charts. Some, including “Welcome Back,” even made it to No. 1. Take that, “ Lost’s” zoom-by sound effect. You wouldn’t know it by listening to ...

Popular music comes in all forms, but none of it is as far-reaching and as oft-heard as the themes that introduce our favorite TV shows. Whether it's the haunting, echoing opening passage of The ...

So, let's imagine that you are a participant in a call-in radio show contest and, in order to receive the prize, you must sing a classic TV show theme song. Confident that you can win, you begin ...